parental
adjective
of or relating to a parent.
parentally
-
a word derived from
parental.
Example Sentences
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This unspoken desire hides deep in the catacombs of our juvenile vampire fantasies, an awareness that this fleeting time of youth and beauty coincides with tremendous anxiety, confusion and parentally imposed restrictions.
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026
Plus, you have older children with enough agency — both inherent and parentally bestowed — to help decide how to navigate these differences.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 8, 2023
In that same episode, we also watch Jill help Ritchie muster enough confidence to abandon the parentally approved academic track of law to pursue his acting dreams alongside her in the drama department.
From Slate ● Mar. 4, 2021
“Still a boy,” my companions and I told one another, smiling and shaking our heads, parentally.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 16, 2016
He was tall— almost as tall as Gus—and skinny in a way that parentally aged people usually aren’t.
From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green
